Kangana Ranaut
Actor, Director, Producer
March 20, 1987 (39 years)
Kangana Ranaut is an Indian film actress. She has established a career in Bollywood and is one of the highest-paid actresses in India. Ranaut is particularly known in the media for expressing her honest opinions in public and is frequently credited as one of the most fashionable Indian celebrities. She is the recipient of several awards, including three National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards in four categories.
Ranaut made her feature film debut in the 2006 thriller Gangster, for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She received praise for portraying emotionally intense characters in the dramas Woh Lamhe (2006), Life in a... Metro (2007) and Fashion (2008). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare Award in the same category.
In 2015, Ranaut portrayed a dual role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns, the most successful Bollywood film featuring a female protagonist, for which she won a Filmfare Critics Award and a second consecutive National Film Award for Best Actress.
Ranaut made her feature film debut in the 2006 thriller Gangster, for which she was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She received praise for portraying emotionally intense characters in the dramas Woh Lamhe (2006), Life in a... Metro (2007) and Fashion (2008). For the last of these, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Filmfare Award in the same category.
In 2015, Ranaut portrayed a dual role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns, the most successful Bollywood film featuring a female protagonist, for which she won a Filmfare Critics Award and a second consecutive National Film Award for Best Actress.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata · as Gita Madhav Gandhare |
| 2025 | Emergency · as Indira Gandhi |
| 2023 | Tejas · as Tejas Gill |
| 2023 | Chandramukhi 2 · as Chandramukhi |
| 2022 | Dhaakad · as Agent Agni |
| 2022 | Lock Upp · as Host |
| 2021 | Thalaivi · as 'amma' J. Jayalalithaa |
| 2021 | Aparajitha Ayodhya · as Cast |
| 2020 | Panga · as Jaya Nigam |
| 2019 | Judgementall Hai Kya · as Bobby Grewal |
| 2019 | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi · as Manikarnika / Rani Lakshmibai |
| 2017 | Simran · as Praful Patel |
| 2017 | Rangoon · as Miss Julia |
| 2015 | Katti Batti · as Payal Ahuja |
| 2015 | I Love NY · as Tikku Verma |
| 2015 | Tanu Weds Manu Returns · as Tanuja 'tanu' Trivedi / Kumari 'kusum' 'datto' Sangwan |
| 2014 | Ungli · as Maya |
| 2014 | Revolver Rani · as Alka Singh |
| 2013 | Queen · as Rani (queen) |
| 2013 | Rajjo · as Rajjo |
| 2013 | Krrish 3 · as Kaya |
| 2013 | Shootout at Wadala · as Vidya Joshi |
| 2012 | Tezz · as Nikita Malhotra |
| 2011 | Miley Naa Miley Hum · as Anishka Srivastava |
| 2011 | Rascals · as Kushi |
| 2011 | Double Dhamaal · as Kiya NayakOn Plex |
| 2011 | Ready · as Kiran |
| 2011 | Game · as Sia Agnihotri |
| 2011 | Tanu Weds Manu · as Tanuja "tanu" Trivedi |
| 2010 | No Problem · as Sanjana |
| 2010 | Knock Out · as Nidhi Srivastava |
| 2010 | Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai · as Rehana Shergill |
| 2010 | Kites · as Gina |
| 2009 | Ek Niranjan · as Sameera |
| 2009 | Vaada Raha... I Promise · as Nalini |
| 2009 | Raaz: The Mystery Continues · as Nandita Chopra |
| 2008 | Fashion · as Shonali Gujral |
| 2008 | Dhaam Dhoom · as Shenba |
| 2007 | Life in a Metro · as Neha |
| 2007 | Shakalaka Boom Boom · as Ruhi |
| 2006 | Woh Lamhe ... · as Sana Azim |
| 2006 | Gangster · as Simran |
| 2024 | Laughter Chefs Unlimited Entertainment · as Self |
| 2023 | Tiku Weds Sheru · as Self |
| 2018 | Bollywood: The World's Biggest Film Industry · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2016 | Baba Ki Chowki · as Self |
| 2016 | The Kapil Sharma Show · as Self |
| 2014 | The Anupam Kher Show · as Herself |
| 2013 | Comedy Nights with Kapil · as Self |
| 2012 | Satyamev Jayate · as Self |
| 2011 | 12th IIFA Awards · as Self - Perfomer |
| 2010 | 55th Idea Filmfare Awards · as Self - Award Presenter |
| 2009 | 54th Filmfare Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2008 | Oye! It's Friday! · as Herself |
| 2006 | Bigg Boss · as Self |
| 2004 | Koffee With Karan · as Self |
| 2004 | Indian Idol · as Self |
| 1992 | Aap Ki Adalat · as Herself |